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“In this exhibit, all my pieces are based on Ukrainian Easter eggs and the symbolism of Ukrainian Easter eggs. I took the same process of making these Pysanka (Easter eggs) and I layered and layered and layered tape and paint to build up the designs and colours in the same fashion I would on an Easter egg but I’ve done them large-scale on canvases,” he said.
Hoffos has 38 Pysanka pieces on display and 70 pieces total, with some being digital work, photography, carvings and others different styles of acrylic paint.
“I’ve been working on pieces at the ACUA for five years and I’ve been doing blacksmithing and leatherworking shows at the Pysanka Festival in Vegreville. I’ve been making them since I was three-years-old. Ukrainian art is just a part of my life,” he said. “I’m also in two Ukrainian bands and have been doing Ukrainian dancing all my life.”